Local ballplayers drafted by four MLB teams
Four baseball players from Lamorinda programs were selected in the June Major League Baseball Draft, including two former Campolindo High School standouts and two star players from Saint Mary's College.
 By Nick Marnell
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Lamorinda U11 Girls Navy Takes 2nd at The Creek Cup
Following a game one loss to the Stockton Storm, The LaMO girls tied the MVLA Lyonnais 3-3 to finish the day. On Sunday, the girls dominated the Danville Mustang, and then rattled off five unanswered goals to take second overall in a 6-4 victory versus the host Walnut ...Submitted by JD Woods
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OIS Track and Field excels
Congratulations to the Orinda Intermediate School Track and Field team.The seventh-grade girls and the eighth-grade boys won the League Championships at Acalanes High School on June 2nd. The boys were led by Zion Mayo who won the 100, 400, Long Jump and anchored the ...
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Double Win for Moraga in Manteca
Moraga Pony Mavericks' 13U and 14U teams won in Manteca at the Ultimate Memorial Day Tournament. The 13U's, led by coach Don Cooper, went a perfect 5-0 and the 14U's, led by coach Dave Manousos, went 4-1.
Submitted by Susan Linden
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Huntington Beach wins the LMYA 4th grade gold volleyball championship
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Oakland Strokes Sibling Alumni Strike Gold at 2017 IRA Championships
Winning a National Championship is the ultimate goal of all collegiate athletes. Winning two National Championships during your college career is amazing. Winning your second National Championship on the same day that your sibling also wins their second gold medal is ...Submitted by Steven Johnson
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Miramonte Lacrosse member makes the UnderArmour All America West Region Team
Boo DeWitt, freshman at Miramonte High School, went to the UnderArmour All America West Region tryouts in Mission Viejo on June 3, 2017 and was among two other Bay Area students selected to represent the West Region, which consists of none western states, and made ...Submitted by Jason DeWitt
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Lamorinda U16 Boys NorCal Premier League and State Cup Champions
The Lamorinda U16 boys team started 2017 with a bang! With 11 games in to the new year they recorded an amazing 10-0-1 record, outscoring their opponents 32-to-6.
It was a huge month of ...Submitted by Michelle Maeder
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Eighth-Graders star at Volleyball Nationals
Fighting through Northern California's qualifying season, Lafayette and Moraga eighth-graders Brianna Lee, Erin Meade and Molly Mitchell helped guide their NorCal Volleyball club team to a spot in USA Volleyball's Junior Nationals. The team is helmed by head coach ...Submitted by Lee Baldwin
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Dell'Aquila retires after 26 years at Miramonte
Asked to name the person who most impacted his coaching philosophy, former Miramonte Athletics Director Vince Dell'Aquila, who just retired after 26 years at the school, didn't hesitate to answer.
By Karl Buscheck
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Lafayette AB Oaks wins Diablo League tournament
Baseball team 13U Lafayette AB Oaks took first place in their age group in the 2017 680 Diablo League tournament the weekend of May19-21 at the Twin Creeks complex in Sunnyvale.
Many of ...Submitted by Julie Schmit
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Lamorinda U15 boys cap season with state cup championship
The Lamorinda U15 Boys soccer team defeated Turlock Saturday, May 20, to capture the State Cup Championship. The team created early chances, striking the post twice but failing to score. The match took a major turn when a Turlock player was sent off for violent ...Submitted by Max Truax
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Moraga's Abbie Lee qualifies for 2017 PGF Nationals Premier
Softball team Sorcerer 14U outfielder Abbie Lee went 6 for 9 (5 singles and 1 double) and had 2 walks in 5 games in Phoenix, Arizona where her team earned a 2017 PGF National Premier Berth (July 29th through August 5th) in Huntington Beach, California.
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CYO Track Championships
The CYO Track and Field teams from St Perpetua, Santa Maria and St Monica competed in the Oakland Diocese Championship on May 12 and 13. This year, the teams sent an impressive 27 athletes to the championship meet.
Submitted by John Murphy
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Miramonte and Campolindo set to meet in NCS baseball semifinals
In his 26 seasons in charge of the Miramonte baseball program, head coach Vince Dell'Aquila had never piloted an undefeated team.
That was, until this spring when the Mats raced through ...By Karl Buscheck
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA